Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-07
SLOT DEAD.
A TRAGEDY THAT STARTLED TIE
PEOPLE OF DAHvILLE.
NJ. II. Farley Kills George W. Garner
The Cause Of the Shooting
sudden Death.
Especial telegram TO tho Dispatch.I

DANyIILB, VA. June 0.-George w.
Gamer, Youth about eighteen years old,
yss shot and killed last night by NJ. b.
Fnfiev, keeper OF the electric lights. For
one tlme past Farley had suspected Gar
uer WAS intimate With his wife, and last
nIplis asked man named SlItc TO go with
bin, 10 his home TO see II Garner was there.
FaTIy Is kept up sill night al the electric
d2bt work.. ard Il rarely at home
4 ptehi. He and Slate went 10 Far
lcv,s bo1Ise about ~ O'Clock. and Far.
,ev cneued the door aud bo,h men went
in. SLATE saws Garner and Mrs. Farley
were together, anh that both were asleep;
that Fairly walked them up. and Garner
started to get ont OF bed, but Farley told
hin, not 10 do so; that Garner then tired TO
nraD Farley 10y the throat, when Farley
Cir, q at bin With pistOland shot him dein.
he lafl entered the top OF Gamers head,
split Il open. and scattered his brains over
the door.
Mn. Farley says Garner was pay.
ing her n friendly visit, aud both were
sitting up I'm The room that Farley came
IL aud made Garner get mp and sit down
several times in chair, and finally drew
pistol ana shot him. As soon "a the shoot
ing as done Farley came down town and
surrendered himself 10 an officer, telling
hin be bad killed a man. He handed the
pistol TO the officer and WIS locked up in
jail. He was seen by q reporter, but de-
clipeG 10 make q statement. He said. how
ever. he rad no Intention OF killing
Garner when be went t. the house. but
wanted TO get proof OF his wife's unf1ith'
fulnfss in order to get divorce. Farlev's
house is out OF the corporation and the city
81. f~ff an that the
body lay on the he'd where II fell all Gay.
VISIT TO THE SPOT.
A visit 10 The spot In the afternoon re-
vealod SID stale OF affairs. Hall dozen
men were lying under the shade Of trees 10
the yard, white in tue house sat number
OF women (whiie add colorcd), among them
Mrs Farl. v. who, with n bush cnt from
one Of the trees, occasionally brushed away
the llies that we're swarming about the pros
trptc form Of the dead young man. who lay
diagonaliy across q bed that had been drawn
nearly 10 the middle OF the room. The
body was covered with white sheet and
pre-, ented = CHASTITY appearance when the
face vas exposed to view. The entire neck
apd shoulders were covered with blood.
ana the brains protruded from wound on
the iop ~ the head. Garner was a shoe.
msker by trade. He bad lived in the city
A nun Der Of wears past. but outside OF his
immediate associates was but little known.
TARLEY's HISTORY.
Farley came here from Peters burg sew.
eral years ago, and has been employed at
the electric. light WORKS for some time past.
He las always borne a good reputation.
Fsr'Cy's wife Is said 10 have been a woman
of VIGOROUSLY had character, and this fact
To- Earlnr In no
estimation Of the general public. Inquest
was held late in the afternoon, and YER
dict rtudCIe0 in accordance with the
above fscts.
Sinie W., cxnToincd aud gave his state
inert rs above. and a preliminary hearing
was postponed until tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Farley was arrested.
SUDDEN DEATH.
Contain W.T.. Clarke, one Of the most
proainrni citizens here, died suddenly TO-
day "a > o'cl1ck. lie bud been in feeble
heeHh for some years past, and to-day had
srmrlc operation performed which brought
on ueivot : chill. He was relieved Tor
tine. but soon began to sink. Cinttin
Clp,k was born in this county in 1920 and
moved 10 Dsnyille in 1859, where be en-
gaeed in mercantile business. II Is said he
mace II ore money ont OF the mtIciuult
busircss than any merchant in the city.
He retired some two yeIr' ago with
handsome property. lie had beeI
much in public life, and was mayor OF tie
city and member Of the council. lie wa,
also 10 one tine member OF the Lcgisla'
turc. and also served in the state Senate
tXo icruS. lie vas mao OF fine business
capacity and thoroughly h1h-toned aud
borc>t in mi hi dealings. lie was public
,rirurG and liberal, and Altogether a most
u,,fm cilizeu. lie lsayes Il wife and three
children. H., wife Is the aunt Of Mrs. J.
VI. Ncll. IL was member o. tue Epsco-
pal Lurch and was a knight Templir.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. DR.. John i.
Edwards was taken suddenly III, and Or.
EcwaIds was much alarmed. She soon
rallied. how "a er, and is better to-day.
For tie third time Gn attempt was made
fc.dsy 70 observe Memoriil-day, but big
Thunderstorm came up Just a the process.
sion was forming, and II rained 50 hard the
people could nrt 90 to the cemetery. Tue
occasion has been postponed ;ill Saturday.